romney's cancelled a thursday joint appearance on the view with wife ann who will appear solo while romney campaigns in virginia. ryan served up barbecue in ohio and headlined a town hall style meeting in his home state of wisconsin this morning where he slapped the obama administration for the 16 trillion dollar national debt which will be the subject of a romney policy speech later this week. >> the crescent came into office saying he -- the president came into office saying he would cut the deficit in half in his first term. he's given us four years of tripltrillion dollar deficits. he's added more debt than all previous presidents combined. >> he was charged with misleading the public, arguing that romney's plan to decrease military spending and cut taxes across the board is mathematically impossible without adding to the debt. with the polls tied nationally, romney's popularity is surging. the george washington university poll puts romney in positive territory for the first time. 54% favorable,44rs unverifiable. tomorrow's debate will show each candidates' ability to connect with vote